My friend had originally seen him on Oz and finds Stabler kind of wimpy in comparison (but still kinda hot).

The first thing I saw him in was BOUND, where he's the guy that Joey Pants whacks because he thinks he's the one trying to frame him for the robbery that Gina/Jennifer pulled.

Well, actually, he's awful. But not acting-wise...he's supposed to be awful. He's evil, it's what he does. But there's other stuff, too.

Although it certainly looks like they are setting up Hearst to give him a run for his money (and fingers) in the evil department.

eta I suspect seeing Major Dad in that role is close to what Fay would feel seeing McShane as Swearengen.

Yeah, wrod. Al is total small potatoes comparatively. And, yeah, wrod on the actor thing. But I'm hardpressed to describe the other parts of Swearingen's personality..."vulnerability" as the other side of a villain is sort of a cliche word but part of him really is still a needy orphan or something. On rare occasions.

I wouldn't call Swearingen evil, exactly. He's bad, certainly, but he's not opposed to the greater good when that's in line with Al's good. And I think that he's aware of the suffering he causes - yes, he treats people like pawns, but he knows that those pawns are people. All that scrubbing of blood stains. And that moment this week when he said "I do that" to the whore, that wasn't guilt but it was awareness. It's not that he doesn't care who he hurts, it's that he decides that it's acceptable to do the hurting.

Yeah, that was deep. Those cocksuckers should make with the prize-winning already. It's not everyone who could keep me watching a Western. And I do love to hate him, too. But I feel for him, sometimes.And I am personally grateful to Milch for excavating the word "hooplehead" which fills a hole I didn't even know I had conversationally. Around here, I use it bunches.

How those Emmy-nominating cocksuckers can snub Deadwood in the thoroughfare beggars belief to a fucking alarming degree.

Ian McShane in full constume but talking with his normal accent on the Buzz was, I have to say, very strange.

DAMN it.

I managed to forget to move BOTH of my stupid cars this morning and got TWO $45 parking tickets because of street cleaning.

Right now I have two car payments, two car insurance payments, and now two tickets. This is not something I can sustain long. DexH needs to get that power of attorney form mailed to me NOW so I can sell the Forester.

Yeah, I know, -t. I heard he was a Brit, but much like Laurie, he doesn't slip up at work. That was a trip.

Emmett's come from behind, two-run double!

Awesome! Congrats to Emmett!

Healthy eating and working out-ma to Raq. Go, you.

I have a friend whose reaction to Meloni was to quote something she once heard (imagine a thick Jersey accent): "I would do him. I would do him in front of my mother."

Hell yeah.

Hugs to Suzi. And Kristin.

I had to bookmark all the pictures for later viewing. This time limit thing sucks.

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Question for the fashionistas - a pregnant friend is going to a formal wedding on Aug. 5 (she'll be seven months by then), and she's despairing of finding formal maternity-wear. I seem to recall this topic having come up in here before. She lives in the DC area, but on-line works, too.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

That's a bummer, Kristin. I hope you can get the legal issues resolved and the car sold quickly.

Wasn't that wild, erika? I think Olyphant is the only one who didn't give me a wiggens with sounding all different from their characters.